Blackwell

Blackwell is a surname of English origin, from place names meaning "dark stream" or "dark well." Notable bearers include Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, and various academics, publishers, and public figures.

The name appears in institutional contexts: Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, the Blackwell publishing company.

publisher

academic press

Publisher of scholarly works

scholarly · imprint · editorial · manuscript · Oxford · publication · catalogue · authorship · distribution · print

notable

physician

Licensed medical doctor

activism · suffrage · trailblazer · historical figure · biography · achievement · legacy · commemoration

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

clan · heritage · descent · bloodline · kinship · patronymic · last name · pedigree · relatives · British

place

island

Water-bounded land mass

Texas · Missouri · England · Derbyshire · county · municipality · geography · settlement · locale · rural

Categories
Family

well, black, blacken, wellness, blackness, blackish, blackened, blackening, wellspring

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Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G